Method 'clear' which is used to clear autocomplete's state was included. This method can be used when data source is changed.

Author: gedbac

readme.md

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ The standard jquery.autocomplete.js file is around 2.7KB when minified via Closu
           Useful when for example you need to fill list of  coma separated values.
         * `zIndex`: 'z-index' for suggestions container. Default: `9999`.
         * `type`: Ajax request type to get suggestions. Default: `GET`.
-        * `noCache`: Boolean value indicating whether to cache suggestion results. Default `true`.
+        * `noCache`: Boolean value indicating whether to cache suggestion results. Default `false`.
         * `onSearchStart`: `function (query) {}` called before ajax request. `this` is bound to input element.
         * `onSearchComplete`: `function (query) {}` called after ajax response is processed. `this` is bound to input element.
         * `tabDisabled`: Default `false`. Set to true to leave the cursor in the input field after the user tabs to select a suggestion.

src/jquery.autocomplete.js

@@ -226,6 +226,12 @@
             this.badQueries = [];
         },
 
+        clear: function () {
+            this.clearCache();
+            this.currentValue = null;
+            this.suggestions = [];
+        },
+
         disable: function () {
             this.disabled = true;
         },
@@ -632,4 +638,4 @@
             }
         });
     };
-}));
+}));